On Saturday Jill and I met with our dear friend Laure. You remember her, the obstetrician at the
Promesse de Dieu clinic out in the countryside. We've started working with her to draw-up the plans for a maternal education project with her patients. She's going to write a proposal to
these guys and hope to secure some funding. We're going to help. Jill's got the nursing expertise. I've got a master's degree that says I know how to plan projects. And Laure's pretty much the strongest, smartest person we know.
Saturday afternoon found Laure 9 months pregnant with her 6th child. Her husband has just started chemotherapy for a cancer that may take his life. Still, she was insistent we meet and discuss. We sat on Jill's back porch and threw around ideas for a maternal education program similar to the model of
group prenatal care. You can read more about it
here and
here.
Laure loves it. She wants to spend more time educating her patients. She wants safe deliveries and healthy babies. Seems simple enough, but when you don't have much, it's a daunting task.
We also launched a mini-project and handed over some medical donations, thanks to you, dear readers who were inspired by Laure's work and our
previous posts. Promesse de Dieu will be stocked with basic supplies to keep babies and mamas a little bit healthier this year.
P.S. If you have an idea or are interested in supporting our little project somehow. Get in touch with us! We especially welcome know-how regarding group prenatal care and Centering Pregnancy for socially high-risk populations...(expert friends, we know you're out there!)
